Measuring growth helps us see it and appreciate it.
Whether it's pants on a kid or pencil marks on the wall, when we measure our children we see growth that used to be invisible to us.
The same thing is true in our homeschool lives.
Your children are learning and growing every day! But because you spend so much time with them, it's easy to overlook this growth.
That's why it's so important to slow down and look for it on purpose.
When you do, some awesome stuff happens...
Building a habit of homeschool reflection will change your life.
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See how your kids are growing.
Slowing down and responding to intentional questions will help you see growth that used to be invisible. (It's also quicker than organizing the thousands of photos on your camera roll.)
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Clearly articulate that growth to your spouse.
Blossoming faith, leadership skills, and character development are all hard to quantify. When you're with the kids all the time, it can be hard to distill all of that progress to share it with your husband or the grandparents when they ask, "So, how is homeschool going?" Regular reflection will give you brief "snapshots" of growth that are succinct enough to share with people you love.
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Prevent worry knowing your kids are always learning.
It's one thing to have a seasoned homeschool pal reassure you that "your kids are always learning, don't worry!" It's another thing entirely to develop that confidence on your own! As school culture pressures you to run faster and do more, you can combat worry with your first-hand experience that your kids truly are always learning.
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Pass on peaceful confidence to your kids.
When your kids see your rhythms of reflection, they will grow up knowing how to do it and why it's so important. Imagine them in their thirties with their own families, navigating doubt and fear with the powerful tool of reflection. Your adult children will be able to work with confidence that isn't dependent on other people's affirmations.
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Don't miss the beauty of this season.
When it comes to miracles, our memories are short. In the Bible, the people of Israel are miraculously delivered from slavery, only to gripe and quarrel about food and leadership afterward. This is part of the human condition! Life-changing blessings fade into the normalcy of every day. Your eyes drift toward distractions, you fall into comparison, and before long you are on track to worry yourself into the future, completely missing the beauty that's right in front of you. Reflection helps you stop time so you don't miss the miracles.